244.1960. - Appeals procedure.
(a) Any person wishing to appeal a determination of the director recommending denial,
nonrenewal, revocation, or suspension of a license or provisional license, or that
conditions or restrictions be placed on a license or provisional license, shall file
a written notice of appeal with the department of regulatory services within fifteen
(15) days after receipt of the notice of denial, nonrenewal, revocation, suspension,
or determination recommending conditions or restrictions. The notice shall contain
a statement of the grounds for the appeal. The notice of appeal shall be accompanied
by a fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00). All appeals shall be heard by an administrative
hearing officer pursuant to Title 1, Chapter 2 of this Code.
(b)
At the hearing, the hearing officer shall hear all relevant evidence and argument.
The hearing officer may admit and give probative effect to evidence that possesses
probative value commonly accepted by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of
their affairs. The hearing officer shall record the hearing and keep a record of documentary
evidence submitted.
(c)
The hearing officer shall render a decision in writing within thirty (30) days after
the close of the hearing. The decision shall determine whether the building, or dwelling
units therein, meets the licensing standards of sections 244.1910, 244.1920, or 244.2020, and shall specify the factual and legal basis for the determination.
(d)
The hearing officer shall mail a copy of the decision to the license holder or applicant
and to each licensed dwelling unit.
(e)